Nigeria, Nov. 6 -- Donald Trump has won the US presidential election after securing the over 270 Electoral College (EC) votes required to emerge victorious.

As of the time of this report, Mr Trump has secured 279 EC votes, while his main challenger, incumbent Vice President Kamala Harris, secured 223 votes.

Mr Trump is also ahead in the popular vote count, securing over 71 million votes to Mrs Harris's over 66 million.

This election is the first since 2004 that a Republican presidential candidate will secure more popular votes than a Democratic Party candidate, indicating Mr Trump's solid performance and the sub-par performance of Mrs Harris.

"America has given us an unprecedented and powerful mandate," Mr Trump told a jubilant crowd ...